Syn: quartz glass, vitreous silica, crystal. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Lechatelierite — is silica glass, amorphous SiO2. One common way in which lechatelierite forms naturally is by very high temperature melting of quartz sand during a lightning strike. The result is an irregular, branching, often foamy hollow tube of silica glass… … Wikipedia
lechatelierite — /leuh shaht l ear uyt/, n. a mineral, an amorphous form of silica formed by the fusion by heat of silica and found in fulgurites. [1915 20; < F, after H. L. Le Châtelier (1850 1936), French chemist; see ITE1] * * * ▪ mineral a natural… … Universalium
lechatelierite — le·cha·te·lier·ite … English syllables
lechatelierite — noun colorless glass made of almost pure silica • Syn: ↑quartz glass, ↑quartz, ↑vitreous silica, ↑crystal • Derivationally related forms: ↑crystallize (for: ↑crystal), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
quartz glass — lechatelierite. [1900 05] * * * … Universalium
SILICE — Le dioxyde de silicium ou silice occupe, parmi les oxydes, une place exceptionnelle; en effet, par ses propriétés cristallochimiques, par ses modes de genèse, par son importance pétrographique, il s’apparente étroitement aux silicates. Dans la… … Encyclopédie Universelle
silica mineral — Any of the forms of silicon dioxide (SiO2), including quartz, tridymite, cristobalite, coesite, stishovite, melanophlogite, lechatelierite, and chalcedony. Various kinds of silica minerals have been produced synthetically. * * * Introduction… … Universalium
Lechatelierita — Trinitita, variedad de lechatelierita producida por una explosión atómica … Wikipedia Español
Лешательерит — Фульгурит, состоящий из лешательерита Формула SiO2 аморфный кремнезём … Википедия
Quartz — This article is about the mineral. For other uses, see Quartz (disambiguation). Quartz Quartz crystal cluster from Tibet General Category … Wikipedia
